Briefs

And the winner is…

Harrisburg-based Preservation Pennsylvania, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation of the state’s historic sites, has given a Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Construction award to Allegheny County, Pa., for its renovation of the Henry Hobson Richardson jail. The project was designed by IKM Architects and built by Mascaro Construction, both of Pittsburgh.

The Washington, D.C.-based Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies has given the Henrico (Va.) Department of Public Utilities’ Water Reclamation Facility a Gold Award for achieving 100 percent compliance with all NPDES permits for 2000. The reclamation facility provides wastewater service to more than 77,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Somerset County, N.J., has given Morristown, N.J.-based RBA Group a Land Development and Planning award for its design of the Watchung Police Department and Courthouse facility. The $3 million project took 15 months to complete.

The Skokie, Ill.-based Portland Cement Association has presented a Concrete Tank award to San Diego for the design of two 3.5-mgd flow equalization basin reservoirs. The tanks were designed by Greenwood Village, Co.-based CH2M Hill and built by locally based Wylie Construction, with prestressing by El Cajon, Calif.-based DYK.

The renovation of East Boston High School, designed by Cambridge, Mass.-based Cole and Goyette, has won two awards. The renovation won a 2001 Preservation Achievement Award from the Boston Preservation Alliance and a 2001 Preservation award from the Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Southfield, Mich.-based Rich and Associates, a parking design firm, has received an Award of Excellence from the Fredericksburg, Va.-based International Parking Institute for the renovation of Toledo, Ohio’s Superior Street garage.

Company news

San Diego-based Berryman and Henigar has acquired Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harbor Engineering, which will allow the company to provide marine engineering services.

The Washington, D.C.-based American Consulting Engineers Council has changed its name to the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Denver, N.C.-based Lee Boy, a producer of asphalt pavers, has acquired Madison, S.D.-based Rosco Manufacturing, a provider of road maintenance equipment.

Houston-based USFilter has acquired the U.S. operations of Houston-based Scaltech, a provider of refinery waste treatment services. USFilter will manage the company’s operations through its operating services division.

Huntsville, Ala.-based Intergraph and Rosemont, Ill.-based Navigation Technologies have formed an agreement to provide software for fleet logistics, telecommunications, emergency services and utilities applications.

St. Paul, Minn.-based EMA, a consulting firm, has created a public works and municipal service team to help public works agencies with strategic planning and performance assessment.

Bridgeport, N.J.-based Godwin Pumps of America, a manufacturer of portable pumping systems, has acquired Godwin Pumps Limited of Quenington, England.

Getting there

The Florida Department of Transportation has selected New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide engineering and inspection services for an expansion of I-4 in Orlando. The project includes widening I-4 from its current six lanes to a six- and eight-lane road with auxiliary lanes from John Young Parkway to Maitland Boulevard.

Phillipsburg, N.J., has selected Manalapan, N.J.-based Schoor De-Palma, to reconstruct the roadway and sidewalks of Hudson Street. The project will include the preparation of construction plans and specifications as well as construction administration and inspection services.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has contracted with St. Louis-based Horner and Shifrin to conduct a feasibility study for the Sixth Street interchange in Springfield. The study will identify alternatives for routing traffic within the congested interchange carrying I-55/Sixth Street to the north and south and I-72 to the east and west.

Anaheim, Calif.-based Iteris has completed a transit priority demonstration project in Glendale, Calif. The computerized traffic control system uses software to monitor the positions and status of the city’s transit and emergency vehicles.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has selected Lebanon, N.J.-based Greenman-Pedersen to provide design services for the widening of the East Viaduct, located on the Newark Bay/Hudson County extension of the turnpike in Jersey City.

Santa Clarita (Calif.) Transit has created a new design for its bus stop signs. The signs will use reflective materials for nighttime recognition and large lettering for the visually impaired.

Hampton Roads (Va.) Transit has chosen San Francisco-based URS to perform planning, architectural and engineering services for public transit projects. The company will conduct corridor studies, prepare environmental impact studies and perform preliminary engineering design for a light-rail transit network in the region.

Monrovia, Calif., has selected Agoura Hills, Calif.-based E-Views Safety Systems to operate a traffic signal preemption and visual display demonstration project. The company is supplying and installing approximately $600,000 in equipment at eight intersections at no cost to the city. In return, the city will evaluate the system before it becomes commercially available.

The Texas Department of Transportation has chosen Highlands Ranch, Colo.-based Arcadis G&M to provide consulting services for several projects. The projects include U.S. Highway 84 improvements, Fort Worth area highway projects and a study of community impact on highway projects.

The New Orleans Regional Transportation Agency has selected Corvallis, Ore.-based Kalatel to provide a digital video surveillance system for up to 400 buses and 45 trolley cars.

If you build it…

O’Fallon, Mo., has selected St. Louis-based Byrne and Jones Construction to complete Phase II of the O’Fallon Sports Park. The $800,000 project will include new soccer fields, a parking lot and roadways.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has begun construction of a parking facility at Bradley International Airport. The two-phase, $37 million project will yield a five-story, 3,400-space open parking structure on 25 acres of land.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has selected Chicago-based Perkins & Will to design a high school in Hollywood. The facility will have 78 classrooms and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2005.

One man’s trash

San Jose, Calif., has contracted with San Francisco-based ICF Consulting to assist the city’s Environmental Services Department in preparing and implementing a multi-media campaign for the city’s new recycling program.

The Miami-Dade County Commission has awarded a five-year, $4.8 million waste removal contract for Miami International Airport to BFI Waste Systems of North America, a subsidiary of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste Systems. The company will remove, sterilize and dispose of US Department of Agriculture regulated solid waste from overseas flights arriving at the airport.

Plugged in

Topeka, Kan., has selected Sacramento, Calif.-based Hansen Information Technologies to provide software to manage the operations and customer service activities of its water division.

Albuquerque, N.M., has purchased software from Burlington, Mass.-based Cognos. The software will be used to perform Web-based reporting and data analysis.

Sierra County, Calif., has contracted with Bid4Assets to host an online auction for tax-defaulted properties. Due diligence materials, including zoning information and maps, will be available for viewing online.

The Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis, Mo., has contracted with INIT, Chesapeake, Va., to equip 26 buses and 64 light rail vehicles with an automatic passenger counting system and wireless LAN technology.

Island County, Wash., has selected Boston-based MapCiti to provide a fully automated Web-based mapping service that will update data and create maps.

Fort Worth, Texas, has retained Silver Spring, Md.-based CityNet to supply an in-sewer fiber optic network. The company will install fiber optic cable in underground sewer pipes, increasing the city’s bandwidth and speed.

Roswell, Ga., has contracted with Blacksburg, Va.-based Tele-Works to develop an informational kiosk, as well as an e-government utility and tax billing and payment application. The kiosk will allow residents to access information on government topics and issues.

DeKalb County, Ind., has purchased public administration software from Troy, Mich.-based New World Systems. The financial management and human resources applications will help the county streamline its services.

Glenview, Ill., has purchased software from Vancouver, B.C.-based Municipal Software. The software will automate the city’s community development, licensing and complaint tracking systems.

Murray City, Utah, has contracted with Lake Mary, Fla.-based HTE to provide software that will allow residents to pay utility bills online.

Baltimore, Md., has chosen Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola to provide software that will help city officials inform residents, track requests for services and assign work crews to resolve service issues.

Union City, Calif., has chosen San Diego-based GovPartner to provide e-government software that will automate complaint processing, inspections and planning.

Safe at home

Willow Springs (Ill.) Fire and Rescue has purchased a fire and rescue unit from Ocala, Fla.-based E-One.

Water, water, everywhere

Jefferson County, Ala., has selected Fort Washington, Pa.-based Severn Trent Services to create a peak flow wastewater filter system in the Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility. The $9 million project includes the installation of 26,000 square feet of concrete structures. The filters will be able to handle 360 mgd of peak flow.

The Ramona (Calif.) Municipal Water District has selected San Diego-based Ninyo and Moore to supply soil and materials observation and testing services during the construction of the San Vicente Water Reclamation Plant Expansion. The project includes the expansion of the treatment plant and construction of a distribution pipeline extending from the plant to the San Vicente Golf Course.

Brighton, Colo., has selected Richard Arber Associates, a Denver-based consulting firm, to assist with the expansion of the city’s reverse osmosis water treatment plant. The facility will be expanded by 25 percent to 6.6 mgd.